An Exact ACCOUNT OF The most Considerable Transactions That ●●th Occurred in IRELAND, SINCE The Late K. James' Arrival there.  

Licenced and Entered according to Order.   

Dear SIR,  
I Left Doublin jast Saturday-night, and the Protestants there in a most confused and distracted condition. That Morning Monsieur D'Aveaux made his Entry as Ambassador from the French King, and with great Attendance and Guards, from the Earl of Clancarty's House near the College, to the Castle of Doublin. He had public Audience between Eleven and Twelve; he concluded his Speech to this effect: That His Most Christian Majesty did hearty recommend to the Consideration of his Majesty of Great Britain, the Innocency, Merits, and Losses of his Catholic Subjects of Ireland; hoping that he would not only Restore them to their Estates, so long possessed by Heretics and Usurpers, but also make and contrive some way to make them Amends for the great Damages they have so long sustained. That which we generally understand by it, is that the late King should give the Irish not only the Estates forfeited by the late Rebellion, but indifferently all the Protestants Estates. The same day 'twas resolved on, that the late King should go this week to London-Derry, and carry the Earl of Granard with him, hoping that by his presence they might be induced to surrender. What the Event may be, God knows; but they are all mightily afraid, unless speedy Succours and Encouragement be sent them, they must submit to Mercy; not to the Mercy of a King, but of the French: for the late King is to do nothing in the Government, without the Advice of Monsieur D'Aveaux; nothing in the Army, without the Consent of the two French Lieutenant-Generals Roos & Mamoon, Leri and Pusignan the Major-Generals; and to dispose of no Money, but as the French King's Treasurer does direct. The whole Irish Army now in Pay, is something above 40000; of which 20000 lay last week before Colrain, which is a Pass to London-Derry, and 10000 are on their march the other way toward Derry, through the Country of Monaghan, and another 10000 ordered now to attend their King, the former 10000 being led by the Duke of Berwick. The Irish have now in their Hands the whole Kingdom, except only Colrain, London-Derry, and Eniskillin. They have seized upon all the Estates of those who are in England: and the old Proprietors have possessed themselves of all the forfeited Estates, whether the Owners be in Ireland or England. All Munster, and most part of Leinster, is plundered, so that the poor Protestants are generally in a most Miserable Perishing Condition. Sir Thomas Southwell and 225 more, most of them Gentlemen of good Estates, are condemned for High-Treason, and to be Hanged, drawn, and Quartered: Their Crimes were only endeavouring to Escape out of the County of Cork and Limrick, where there was nothing but Plundering and Murdering, into the North, where all was Quire: Their Estates are all declared forfeited: They were in hopes of a Pardon, but they are only Reprieved for some time, and kept as Hostages. Sir Laurence Parsons of the Beir, and a great number of his Tenants, and Gentlemen his Neighbours, were Condemned and Sentenced last week at Philipstown: Their Crimes was, that they kept their Doors, shut a few days against the Rabble and Dragoons, who plundered all about them. Eleven Condemned upon some account at Mary-Burrough; two of which are Hanged and Quartered: as also one Brown, a Gentleman of an Estate at Cork, was Hanged and Quartered. And if they have time, I make no question but they will try and Condemn all the Gentlemen they can find, upon one Pretence of other; and they keep them with an intention to have such Prisoners of the Irish, as th● English shall ●●●●after take Exchanged for them. In the mean time the Gentlemen are under the Sentence of the Law, and most barbarously used.  
The 7th. of May a Parliament is to sit in Dublin, the House of Commons will not have one Protestant in it, the House of Lords it may be three or▪ four, and I cannot think above six or seven. They do design to confirm all the English Estates to the Irish, to Attaint all the Re●●●s, a● they call them; that is, ●●ll who are ●ow in ●ngland, ●nd who they pl●●se in Ireland, ●●d to establish ●●●pery by an ●●ct of Parliament, and give all the Live to Papists, leaving nothing to Protestants, both Laity and Clergy, only Liberty of Conscience as long as they please. I had much Discourse last Friday with a Papist Lord, who came from Breast with King James, and was with him at St. Germains; and be being in former times much obliged by some of my Friends, and most of all being out of Humour by having some mean pitiful Fellows placed over his Head, which he was not able to bear, he told me all that was in his Heart, and I am confident he had no design to deceive me. In the first place, he assured me, That there are Spies, who give the Duke of Tyrconnel an Account of every thing that was done and said in London, and especially at White-Hall; and therefore bid me be sure when ever I went to England, to be upon my Guard, for if I should chance to sp●nk my mind freely, notice would be given of it into Ireland, and immediately my Friends there would be ruined. He told me, the French King had made Solemn Protestations, that he would never rest till he had effectually assisted the late King, in order to which, he lent him about 500000 l. Sterling in the hands of the French Treasurer, and Arms for 25000 Men, with Ammunition proportionable, to bich are now in Ireland. That they daily expect from Breast 30 Sail, in which are about 5000 French Officers and Soldiers, with more Arms, which are to come to Kingsale; and because the French King finds that his Friend ru●●ed himself by his own Miscarriage, and being too merciful to the Protestants, as he thought, the Abdicated King, is to do nothing without the Approbation of Monsieur D'Aveaux, who every one says is a very Cunning Man: But since he came to Dublin, he has Declared himself already sufficiently against all Protestants. He says, the Design is, That a considerable Body of the Irish Army, as soon as Derry has submitted, shall March directly into Scotland, where some Forces are expected to join with him, in Order to March into the North of England. And to divert and amuse King William, the French King has promised to pour into Flanders a great Army, and at one time to Besiege several places, which I have forgot: And that he was resolved to do any thing in the World at this Juncture; even to the going on his Knees to the Emperor and the Pope, so that it might be but at Peace with them now. He said, he told me this out of mere Love and good Will, and only▪ with this Design, that I might consider the Matter fairly, and then take my Measures as far 〈◊〉 my own particular Concern goes, from what I ●●●ld reasonably expect would be the Event of those Designs.  
His own Opinion, he told me, was, That Ireland would be perfectly under the Power of the French King, and that England would have work enough. Upon the whole, the Advised me to be as unconcerned any way as I could possibly. He added, that King James has more Friends in England than he should have, and that he makes no Question but very shortly to see all Protestants toge●●●her by the Ears.  
Thus, Dear Sir, I have after a confused manner (for my Head is still giddy with the Sea) given you an Account of what I conceive is absolutely necessary should be known at London concerning the Affairs of Ireland. If I thought my going up to London, would do the least Service to that miserable undone Kingdom, I would not stay here one Minute longer. But since Men of so great Qualities, and Parts, and Eminency, who have left Ireland, are able to declare the Truth of what I say, I cannot hope that such an obscure and ordinary a one as I am can say much more. I am told some Men will not believe the bad condition of that Miserable Nation; I know not whether it be true; if it be, I wish they were there, to see the Misery and Calamities of those many Thousands of Miserable, Plundered, and Ruined Protestants, who are not able to come away, and are in the Jaws of the most Bloody and Barbarous People upon Earth. A few days ago, the Lord Galmoy took one Dean Dixies Son, and another Young Gentleman, both bred up in our College, and not in Arms, and hanged them upon a Signpost. A Gentleman was shot in the Head by two Soldiers at his own Door in Dublin last Thursday Night. They Plundered all round Dublin at Noonday, tho' their King be there. There is a Standard set upon the top of the Castle of Dublin, with this Inscription, NOW OR NEVER, NOW AND FOR EVER. They say, the Duke of Tyrconnel is to go suddenly to France. I find the People here are not very apt to believe that the late King is now in Dublin, but I assure you I saw him several times, and I know his Face as well as I do any man's, and it is really he. Yet for all this, many Irish Officers are said to desert, finding the French preferred before them on all Occasions, and more regarded, which puts them very much out of Humour, and that they are like to fall absolutely under the French Power. For God's sake let something be done suddenly: Dublin has not above 1600 Soldiers now in it; I am confident if 10000 Men were immediately sent thither, and Arms for 10000 more, they would be able to Defend Leinster. There is now there Hay and Oats sufficient for 2000 Horse, and therefore they need not stay for Forage.    

London, Printed for Richard Baldwin, next the Black Bull in the Old-Baily. 1689.